I mentioned before that a lot happened since October, and I've blogged some updates, but this will be my final update; everything I post after this will be current. For those who are friends with me on Facebook or know me and my family, you all know that my mother had been battling cancer for a few years now, and in March she passed away. It isn't an easy subject to talk about, write about, or think about especially on Mother's Day. Rather than dwell on how unfair the illness is, God has allowed me much peace in her passing. I know that she is in heaven and is no longer suffering, and that brings me great comfort. She was an amazing woman to say the least.
-She grew up in a rural area, and her family owned land, which they used for growing crops. When she was a young girl, she helped her siblings pick tomatoes after school.
-She could balance a bucket of water on her head as she carried it from the creek to her home.
-When it was "Picture Day" at school she was very adamant about wearing clean shoes; however, the pictures were only from the waist up.
-She taught herself how to sew. Her first project was a blouse she made to wear on Easter Sunday, but she didn't let anyone know what she had been working on until it was finished.
-Her eldest sister always wanted to go to the dances that were held Saturday nights, and my mom was in charge or ironing each weekend. My mother made a deal with her sister to have the dresses ironed in time for the dances if she would grind all the corn for the week.
-She grew up across the street from my dad.
-She gave birth to my sisters at home. Only one of those labors was with a doctor present.
-She has always stood behind my dad.
-She made my wedding dress.
-She has always supported me and all of my ideas.
-She never lost hope.
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January 3, 1945 - March11, 2012
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